About the Refugee Council
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and our purpose is to advocate with them for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
The Refugee Council is one of the leading organisations in the UK working with refugees and people seeking asylum.
Learn more about the Refugee Council here
About Yorkshire and Humberside Resettlement Team
Refugee Council offers integration support across Yorkshire and Humberside to refugees through resettlement programmes. Individuals selected for resettlement are those who have pressing humanitarian or security needs, are not able to return to their countries of origin and cannot integrate locally.
A key aim is for Refugee Council to facilitate successful integration of refugees after the first twelve months of support and to empower them to become independent. Volunteers in this role will support Project Workers and ESOL tutors in achieving the team’s aim of supporting integration and empowerment of refugees.
About this role
Volunteers will have the opportunity to improve clients’ ability in English, to raise clients’ autonomy and self esteem and to offer a friendly space for meeting and speaking English.
What could I be doing?
- Setting up the room for Conversation Club
- Taking initiative in discussions
- Supporting all clients to participate in the session
- Modelling an example of good English
- Organising and preparing materials for prompting conversation
Useful skills and experience
- Good level of spoken English
- Friendly and supportive manner
- Reliability
- Experience learning or teaching ESOL (not essential)
Time commitment
Two hours per week on Tuesdays (10-12 & 12-2, alternating fortnightly)
You can learn more about this role by downloading our task description here [DOC].
You can apply for this role using this application form [DOC].
Interested? Contact Emma Msigiti at emma.msigiti@refugeecouncil.org.uk for more information.
